A Blog By Daniel Roman

NYT Star Wars The Force Awakens

J. J. Abrams, the director of “The Force Awakens,” may not have the makings of a god or an empire builder like George Lucas, but he turns out to be what this stagnant franchise needs: a “Star Wars” superfan and pop culture savant.

I agree that J.J. Abrams was needed to start Star Wars over again. Now let’s see where Rian Johnson takes what Abrams started in episode 8.